THUMBS UP TO …👍 DIANE BERESFORD-KROEGER


THUMBS UP TO …👍


DIANE BERESFORD-KROEGER 

Did you know that bees   depend on trees such as firs and pines for their survival?
Canadian world- renowned medical biochemist, Diane Beresford-Kroeger explains in her compelling book "The Global Forest" that bees do indeed need trees.🌲🌳

She explains that on hot and humid days the worker honeybees will go in search of resin. The honeybee tears the resins from trees and brings it back to the hive. There the resin is mixed with the wax from the beehive.  This mixture is waterproof and has an antibiotic action. The bees use the mixture to seal the hive.  This helps the hive to become airtight, watertight, and protects it from predators. To keep the hive sanitized the honeybees will entomb any invading insects with the resin.

 So when we plant trees, we also help to protect the billions of tiny bees that play an unbelievable important role in the web of life.
AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY THIRD MOUTHFUL OF FOOD WE EAT. 







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